My New Favorite Apps
Been using Duolingo and Brilliant to gamify my learning, and I’m hooked! Duolingo’s got me practicing Mandarin daily, while Brilliant’s walking me through AI tech like LLMs. Learning actually feels like leveling up in a game, and I’m loving it.
The New Sound Geordie Greep
Geordie Greep’s The New Sound is less of an album and more of a chaotic fever dream for jazz snobs and people who think bagpipes sound ‘revolutionary.’ If you’re into music that’s basically word salad served with a side of self-castrating testicles, this one’s for you.
Shadows Wait - Behind The Scenes
A behind-the-scenes look at my short film Shadows Wait, exploring AI’s creative limits, sound design challenges, and inspirations from A24’s Tuesday. Read about the process!
Tuesday ★★★
Tuesday is A peculiar mix of the thought-provoking and the utterly bewildering. It’s got style and strangeness in spades, but it’s a philosophical bird that needs to learn how to keep its feathers in one place.
Brave New World
Brave New World is chaotic, confusing, and way too obsessed with the word ‘undulating’ Save yourself the headache.
Don’t Drink The Water - Behind The Scenes
Here’s how I turned a classic Western into a psychedelic cautionary tale—mixing surreal visuals, desert vibes, and a cowboy who gets way in over his head.
When the “Art” of Theft Meets the “Theft” of Art
AI artists complaining about theft is like a chicken trying to sue a fox. Hard to feel sympathy when the very AI tools they use were trained on the work of actual artists without permission.
Raging Bull ★★★★
If you have a penchant for brutality and a taste for the tragic, "Raging Bull" is a film that will leave you both entertained and profoundly disturbed. A cautionary tale for the ages, it will leave you reeling, if not outright reevaluating your life choices.
Undergrowth Zoe’s Shanghai
Undergrowth is a fantastic listen if you’re into feeling things rather than analyzing them. The production and instrumentation are top-notch, creating a vibe that’s perfect for late-night chilling or daytime zoning out.
Where Good Ideas Come From
Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson is one of those books that promises to reveal the secrets behind the world’s most brilliant innovations but instead leaves you wondering if you’re actually innovating or just walking in intellectual circles.
143 Katy perry
This album confirms what we millennials secretly fear: we’re the new boomers. We’ve aged out of the center of pop culture, and so has Katy Perry.
The Lobster ★★
Look, if you’re in the mood for a film that feels like it was made in a dystopian alternate universe where emotions were outlawed, by all means, jump in. But if, like me, you just wanted to chill with a movie, The Lobster will make you work way harder than you probably signed up for.
iPad Pro & Apple Pencil Pro
The iPad Pro is fantastic for what I bought it for—making art. It’s like a digital sketchbook on steroids. The fact that it can also do about a million other things is a bonus.
The Key to Writing a Good Song
Now, I’m no John Lennon, but I’ve been seeing some success with songwriting lately. My song “Stone” has racked up over 2.5 million plays on a relatively new AI music platform called Suno. For reasons I’m still trying to figure out, mine took off. And I think it comes down to two things: simplicity and strong vocals. But let’s break it down.
Why You Should Definitely Be Friends with Stoners
I’ve been told many things in life, and let me tell you, a good chunk of it has come from people who were either stoned out of their minds or just had too much free time. The creativity is impressive, but the nonsense? Well, that’s in a league of its own.
Beetlejuice BeetleJuice ★★★
Ah, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice—a sequel three decades in the making, crawling back from the netherworld like an undead nostalgia cash grab. And yet, I didn’t hate it.
Oblivion ★★★
Let’s be real—sci-fi movies and I aren’t exactly best friends. It’s not that I don’t appreciate a good spaceship or dystopian wasteland, but there’s only so long I can keep my disbelief suspended before it comes crashing down like a poorly constructed CGI alien.